Place Pigalle tab by Elliott Smith
Guitar Tab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Advanced Chords used: A Bm A G C# D F#m E D C#m C# e|-5---0---0---3---4---5---2---4---2---x---1-| B|-5---3---2---0---6---7---2---0---3---5---2-| G|-6---2---2---0---6---7---2---4---2---x---1-| D|-7---0---2---0---6---7---4---0---0---x-----| A|-0---2---0---2---4---5---4---2-------4-----| E|-------------3-----------2-----------------| E F#m#5 D/F# AM7/G E C? Bm Bm/A E7 e|-4----2-----2-----x-----7--4---5----5----0-| B|-5----2-----3-----2-----9--3---3----3----0-| G|-4----2-----2-----2-----9--2---x----x----1-| D|------4-----0-----x-----9--0---4----4----0-| A|------x-----x-----x-----7--3---2----0----2-| E|-0----4-----2-----4----------------------0-|
Intro:
A
e|7/9-7-5----------------5-|
B|------5--5-7-5--5-7-5--5-|
G|7/9-7-6----------------6-|
D|------7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse:
A Bm
e|-7/9--7--5--------------------------------0--|
B|-------------5-7--5---5-5--5--5--5--3-----3--|
G|-7/9--7--------6--6---6-7--6--6--7--2-----2--|
D|------------------7-----------------------0--|
A|---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Heres the foreign son on ho - liday
Bm A G Bm
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-2--3-----2-----3--0-----2--3-----3--|
G|----------------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------------0--|
A|-2--2--2--0--0--0--------0--2--0--2--|
E|-------------------3--3--------------|
Meeting her eyes about halfway
Bm C# D C# F#m
e|----0--2------------------/9-7-5--5--|
B|-2h3------6-7-9-7---7----6--------2--|
G|----------------------7-----------2--|
D|----------------------------------4--|
A|-2--2--2--4-----5--5--5--4--------4--|
E|-------------------------------2--2--|
A look you know its...and I've been
(killed many men) (all of them)
F#m E A D C#m Bm A F#m
e|-2--4--4--0--2-----2--2----------------------2--|
B|-------------------3-----5--3--2--3/5--2-----2--|
G|----4--4--2--2-----2-------------------------2--|
D|-------------0--0--0--0----------------------4--|
A|-------2--0--------------4--2--0--2/4--------4--|
E|-4--0----------------------------------2--2--2--|
in side a week, see the man in a bar who got
F#m E C#m Bm A
e|-0------------7/9--7--5-----------------|
B|-0---------2--------------5-7--5-----5--|
G|-1--/6--4-----7/9--7--------6--6-----6--|
D|-2--------------------------7--7-----7--|
A|-2--/4--2--0----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-0--------------------------------------|
too drunk to speak
D C# E F#m#5 AM7/G E
e|-2--1--4----------------------------|
B|-3--2--5---------3--------2------9--|
G|-2--1--4-------2-2------2-2------9--|
D|---------------------------------9--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--------0--0-1-2----2-3-4----4-5-7--|
Verse:
A Bm
e|-7/9--7--5--------------------------------0--|
B|-------------5-7--5---5-5--5--5--5--3-----3--|
G|-7/9--7--------6--6---6-7--6--6--7--2-----2--|
D|------------------7-----------------------0--|
A|---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
He endures that song mundane as it is
Bm A G Bm
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-2--3-----2-----3--0-----2--3-----3--|
G|----------------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------------0--|
A|-2--2--2--0--0--0--------0--2--0--2--|
E|-------------------3--3--------------|
Days in a dream that wasn't his
Bm C# D C# F#m
e|----0--2------------------/9-7-5--5--2--|
B|-2h3------6-7-9-7---7----6--------2-----|
G|----------------------7-----------2-----|
D|----------------------------------4-----|
A|-2--2--2--4-----5--5--5--4--------4-----|
E|-------------------------------2--2--4--|
Nights up at....lift where continents
(the top of the) (drift too)
F#m E A D C#m F#m
e|-5--2--4--4--0--2-----2--2----------------------2--|
B|-2--------------------3-----5--3--2--3/5--2-----2--|
G|-2-----4--4--2--2-----2-------------------------2--|
D|-4--------------0--0--0--0----------------------4--|
A|-4--------2--0--------------4--2--0--2/4--------4--|
E|-2--4--0----------------------------------2--2--2--|
too far away to keep it together for long this
F#m E C#m Bm A
e|----0------------|
B|-2--0---------2--|
G|-2--1--/6--4-----|
D|-4--2------------|
A|-4--2--/4--2--0--|
E|-2--0------------|
this half holiday
Bridge/Solo:
F#m F#5/G# D/F# D/C#/B A G F#m E D C? Bm Bm7/A E E7 D/ C#/B/ A
e|-7/9--7--2---2---2---------------3---2---0---2---4---5---5---0--0--------------|
B|---------2---2---3--3--2--0--2---0---2---0---3---3---3---3---0--0--3--2--0--2--|
G|-7/9--7--2---2---2-----------2---0---2---1---2---2---x---x---1--1--------------|
D|---------4---4---0-----------2---0---4---2---0---0---4---4---2--0--------------|
A|---------4---x---x--5--4--2--0---2---4---2-------3---2---0---2--2--5--4--2--0--|
E|---------2---4---2---------------3---2---0-------------------0--0--------------|
Verse:
A Bm
e|-7/9--7--5--------------------------------0--|
B|-------------5-7--5---5-5--5--5--5--3-----3--|
G|-7/9--7--------6--6---6-7--6--6--7--2-----2--|
D|------------------7-----------------------0--|
A|---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
From the bar she walked to place pigalle
Bm A G Bm
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-2--3-----2-----3--0-----2--3-----3--|
G|----------------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------------0--|
A|-2--2--2--0--0--0--------0--2--0--2--|
E|-------------------3--3--------------|
Taxi waved down, goodnight, sleep well
Bm C# D C# F#m
e|----0--2------------------/9-7-5--5--2--|
B|-2h3------6-7-9-7---7----6--------2-----|
G|----------------------7-----------2-----|
D|----------------------------------4-----|
A|-2--2--2--4-----5--5--5--4--------4-----|
E|-------------------------------2--2--4--|
And now its just a...where he wants
(step to the door) (all the more)
F#m E A D C#m F#m
e|-5--2--4--4--0--2-----2--2----------------------2--|
B|-2--------------------3-----5--3--2--3/5--2-----2--|
G|-2-----4--4--2--2-----2-------------------------2--|
D|-4--------------0--0--0--0----------------------4--|
A|-4--------2--0--------------4--2--0--2/4--------4--|
E|-2--4--0----------------------------------2--2--2--|
more to bring her away out of this temporary
F#m E C#m Bm F#
e|----0------------|
B|-2--0---------2--|
G|-2--1--/6--4--2--|
D|-4--2---------4--|
A|-4--2--/4--2--4--|
E|-2--0---------4--|
half holiday
Outro:
F#m F A B7 F A E A/C# Bm A
e|-5----5----5----5----5----5----0--/4---/9---7---5---|
B|-2----1----2----4----1----2----0----------------5---|
G|-2----2----2----4----2----2----1--/4---/9---7---6---|
D|-4----x----2----4----3----2----2----------------7---|
A|-4----3----0----2----3----0----2----------------0---|
E|-2----1--------------1---------0--------------------|
Verse:
A Bm
Here's the foreign son on holiday
A G A Bm
Meeting her eyes about halfway
C#7 D
A look you know it's killed many men
C# F# E D
and I've been all of them, inside a week
A/C# Bm A F# E C#m Bm A
See the man in a bar who got too drunk to speak
Chorus:
A D C# E E/F/F# F#m#5 F#/G/G# AM7/G# G#/A/E
Verse:
A Bm
He endures that song, mundane as it is
A G A Bm
Days in a dream that wasn't his
C#7 D
Nights up at the top of the lift
C# F# E D
Where continents drift too far away
A/C# Bm A F#
To keep it together for long
E C#m Bm A
On this half holiday
Bridge:
F#5 F#5/G# D/F# D/C#/B A G F#5 E D C? Bm D/C#/B A
Verse:
A Bm
From the bar they walk to Place Pigalle
A
The taxi waved down
G A Bm
Goodnight, sleep well
C#7 D
Now it's just a step to the door
C# F# E D
And he wants all the more to bring her away
A/C Bm A F# E C#m Bm F#m
Out of this temporary half holiday
Outro:
F#m F A B7 F A E A/C# Bm A
e|-5----5----5----5----5----5----0--/4---/9---7---5---|
B|-2----1----2----4----1----2----0--------------------|
G|-2----2----2----4----2----2----1--/4---/9---7-------|
D|-4----x----2----4----3----2----2--------------------|
A|-4----3----0----2----3----0----2----------------0---|
E|-2----1--------------1---------0--------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| x Mute note
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